Prasoon Sharma, Fellow at India Global and renowned expert of Indo-China relation proposed a BRICS Innovation challenge TV show in the BRICS summit 2017. This TV show should be broadcasted by all public and private TV channels and should invite entrepreneurs like Jack Ma of Alibaba, Robin Li of B…
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Nandan Nilekani & Sanjeev Aggarwal float $100m tech fund to back mid-stage start-ups
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and venture capitalist Sanjeev Aggarwal have launched a $100-million venture fund to back mid-stage start-ups that solve unique Indian problems in the consumer technology space. While Nilekani is looking to back companies that target India’s domestic economy, he…
GST to simplify trade & boost GDP growth: Narayana Murthy
Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy believes the goods and services tax (GST) will simplify trade, boost the economy, and generate jobs. While the GST Network might encounter a few teething problems, that was part of any large implementation, he said in an interview. Q: Do you think implementatio…
Sebi may ease AIF regulations for start-up investments
Mumbai: A committee set up by India’s stock market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), to encourage investments in so-called alternative investment funds (AIF), which invest in start-ups and other young companies, will likely recommend a lower investment threshold for ac…
Sebi relaxes rules for angel funds to boost start-up funding
To give a fillip to start-up funding, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has relaxed its rules for investment by angel funds, including allowing them to invest in up to five-year old entities. Besides, the lock-in requirement has been reduced from three years to one year for angel …
Invest in health to draw global investors: Narayana Murthy
Ahmedabad: “If India wants the world to invest here, it has to first invest much more in public health,” said N R Narayana Murthy, the Co-Founder of Infosys, at the inauguration of India’s first university dedicated to public health, in Gandhinagar. Murthy, a Padma Vibushan awardee, is also…
Large companies, not varsities are new startup garages| Anand Mahindra
Large corporations, and not necessarily reputed tech schools like IITs or MIT, are the new startup garages as big businesses race to stay relevant, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has said. “The new garage is not necessarily in the MIT or Stanford or the IITs. It is in fact, back in …
‘Silicon Valley Spirit’ guides policy-makers, Start-Ups look for a deal
Start-ups have little doubt that this Union Budget will deliver. But they are keeping their fingers crossed for much more; they hope their freedom is not curtailed by reams of policy. Setting the tone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had decisively looked at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at Vigyan B…